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An award winning front-line investigative news magazine focusing on human, civil and workers rights, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein.

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Berkeley, CA

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An award winning front-line investigative news magazine focusing on human, civil and workers rights, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein.

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English


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Flashpoints – November 15, 2024

11/15/2024
An award winning front-line investigative news magazine, that focuses on human, civil and workers right, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein. The post Flashpoints – November 15, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.
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What Happens To The Dreamers With Trump Returning

11/14/2024
Today on the show: Dealing with Trump and his expanding crackdown on indigenous people, and millions of brown and black folks, who are now directly caught in Trump’s crosshairs. Also what happens to the Dreamers, who are now facing deportation by the thousands under Trump’s America. And Farmworker communities call “separate and unequal” a new regulation for cancer-causing pesticide The post What Happens To The Dreamers With Trump Returning appeared first on KPFA.
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Flashpoints – November 13, 2024

11/13/2024
An award winning front-line investigative news magazine, that focuses on human, civil and workers right, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein. The post Flashpoints – November 13, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.
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Culture Clash Founder, Richard Montoya On Trump

11/12/2024
Today on show: Culture Clash Founder, and award winning playwright, Richard Montoya, on Trump-watch and dealing with new age of white supremacy. And will feature a Genocide update on the killing fields of Gaza. And the ongoing civilian attacks on Lebanon The post Culture Clash Founder, Richard Montoya On Trump appeared first on KPFA.
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Flashpoints – November 11, 2024

11/11/2024
An award winning front-line investigative news magazine, that focuses on human, civil and workers right, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein. The post Flashpoints – November 11, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.
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Trump Threatens to Round Up & Deport Millions of Undocumented People.

11/8/2024
Today on the show: Trump 2.0: The Orange Man is back and he’s threatening massive round ups of millions of undocumented people, many indigenous, brown and black. We’ll feature a free wheeling dialogie with Josie Telementez, Executive Direcotr of the Chicano Park Museum. And later we speak with Zeaid Abbas of the Middle East Children’s Alliance about the deadly situation in Palestine and what’s ahead under Trump. The post Trump Threatens to Round Up & Deport Millions of Undocumented People. appeared first on KPFA.
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Radical Economist Richard Wolff On The 2024 Election Results

11/7/2024
Today on a special edition of Flashpoints: Radical Economist and economic visionary Richard Wolff is joined by Dr. Harriet Fraad and Professor Shahram Azhar to discuss the results of the 2024 Presidential election and the profound economic implications moving forward. Wolff, whose work appears regularly on KPFA and Pacifica, is heard here as a part of his ongoing series, Economic Update The post Radical Economist Richard Wolff On The 2024 Election Results appeared first on KPFA.
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Trump Re-Elected to 2nd Term. What Went Wrong For The Dems?

11/6/2024
Today on the show: Donald Trump getting ready to take over control of the nuclear codes, as he sends Harris and the weak-kneed Democrats packing. Also, Jennifer Lowenstein updates the latest news from the killing fields of north Gaza and Lebanon. And on a special edition of Deconstructing WarLandia, our media breakdown segment, Arun Gupta talks about what lead to the complete down fall of the Dems The post Trump Re-Elected to 2nd Term. What Went Wrong For The Dems? appeared first on KPFA.
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Greg Palast Joins Us From Georgia on Election Day 2024

11/5/2024
Today on show: Greg Palast joins us from Atlanta Georgia, where tensions are high and threats of violence are flying, as the future of America hangs in the balance. Also, more on the expanding genocide in in Gaza as dozens more Palestinians are murdered while fleeing the violence The post Greg Palast Joins Us From Georgia on Election Day 2024 appeared first on KPFA.
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Flashpoints – November 4, 2024

11/4/2024
Today on show: Greg Palast is back with another edition of the election crimes bulletin; we’ll speak to Greg live from Atlanta where he’s going eye to eye with the vote fraudsters and right-wing trumpsters: …Also Professor Stephen Zunes on the Expanding War in the Middle East and What to Expect From the New (US) Administration The post Flashpoints – November 4, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.
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Flashpoints – November 1, 2024

11/1/2024
Today on the Show: The radical and real history of the Day of the Dead with Professor Lorena Gonzalez: Also a report back on the Celebration of the Day of the Dead in a sunrise protest for immigrant rights an to Respond to Donald Trump’s Attacks Against Migrants The post Flashpoints – November 1, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.
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Flashpoints – October 31, 2024

10/31/2024
Today on the Show: Israel’s long-term strategy for the complete ethnic cleansing of the Gaza strip: we’ll feature a genocide up-date with Raed Jarrar of Democracy for the Arab World Now. Also Over 25,000 people have signed petitions to hold Netflix and Trader Joe’s accountable for normalizing Israel’s occupation of Palestine: And Immigrant Communities In The Greater Bay Area Hold Traditional Day Of The Dead Procession To Respond to Donald Trump’s Attacks Against Migrants The post Flashpoints – October 31, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.
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Flashpoints – October 30, 2024

10/30/2024
Today on the show: we’ll feature the weekly news update on Israel’s ongoing Genocide in Palestine from the Electronic Intifada with Nora Barrows Friedman: Also Jennifer Lowenstein updates the latest news from the killing fields of north Gaza: and on Deconstructing WarLandia, our media breakdown segment, Arun Gupta talks about how the liberal/corporate media completely distorts what it reports The post Flashpoints – October 30, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.
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Flashpoints – October 29, 2024

10/29/2024
An award winning front-line investigative news magazine, that focuses on human, civil and workers right, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein. The post Flashpoints – October 29, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.
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Flashpoints – October 28, 2024

10/28/2024
TODAY ON THE SHOW: American Indian Movement founder, Bill Means on Biden’s partial apology for the US genocide against Idiginious children: also we talk to the filmmaker of WE NEVER LEFT, which follows three young Lebanese expats as they wage the Lebanese revolution from New York and fight for a better country. And a special Edition of the Election Crimes Bulletin/vote-fighter Greg Palast goes to Georgia to free the ballot: takes the vote thief is back: Unraveling the latest scams the vote thieves have put into motion to steal your right to vote The post Flashpoints – October 28, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.
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Flashpoints – October 25, 2024

10/25/2024
An award winning front-line investigative news magazine, that focuses on human, civil and workers right, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein. The post Flashpoints – October 25, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.
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Flashpoints – October 24, 2024

10/24/2024
An award winning front-line investigative news magazine, that focuses on human, civil and workers right, issues of war and peace, Global Warming, racism and poverty, and other issues. Hosted by Dennis J. Bernstein. The post Flashpoints – October 24, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.
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Weekly Headlines From The Electronic Intifada

10/23/2024
Today on the show: We’ll feature the weekly news update from the Electronic Intifada on Israel’s US armed and assisted genocide in Gaza with Nora Barrows Friedman. Also Hamburgers and Genocide, a commenatry by Catalyn Johnstone on how an IDF soldier can’t eat hamburgers any more after ramming a bulldozer into piles of Palestinian body parts. And we’ll look at the IDF ‘Generals’ Plan’ to Permanently Expel all Palestinians from Northern Gaza The post Weekly Headlines From The Electronic Intifada appeared first on KPFA.
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Middle Children’s Alliance Executive Director, Ziad Abbas, Brings Us Updates On Israel’s killing Fields in Gaza

10/22/2024
Today on the show: An eye-witness account on the expanding Israeli bombing of Lebanon, in preparation for an attack on Iran. Also Middle Children’s Alliance Executive Director, Ziad Abbas, updates Israel’s killing fields in Gaza and the West Bank. The post Middle Children’s Alliance Executive Director, Ziad Abbas, Brings Us Updates On Israel’s killing Fields in Gaza appeared first on KPFA.
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Special Correspondent Sam Husseini on New Top Secret US Documents on Israel’s Nuclear Arsenal

10/21/2024
Today on the show: We’ll spend most of our hour with Flashpoints special correspondent, Sam Husseini, who will offer some context and deep background on the surfacing of new top secret US government docs which reference Israel’s arsenal of nuclear weapons, despite the fact that US gov as well as Israel have for decades refused to acknowledge the reality of Israel’s nuclear weapons arsenal which threatens the world The post Special Correspondent Sam Husseini on New Top Secret US Documents on Israel’s Nuclear Arsenal appeared first on KPFA.